K-type star · orange dwarf

HIP 948

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114 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 9.9
4497 K
temperature
0.69 R☉
radius
0.71 M☉
mass
0.175 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 114 ly away

At light speed, about 114 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunHIP 948 is 1.5× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.78×
as hot as the Sun
0.69×
the Sun's width
0.71×
the Sun's mass
0.17×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.

Can you see it tonight?
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Brightness mag 9.9To see it 50 mm binoculars

Illustration generated from HIP 948's temperature, not a photograph.